Ramadan
The month’s questions in one place: what breaks the fast, suhoor and iftar, excuses, the last ten nights, and zakat al-fitr.
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- Does the reward for fasting in Ramadan multiply seventyfold when going out for da'wah in the path of Allah?
- Is it obligatory to make up or offer expiation for one who swallowed their saliva mixed with blood from a mouth wound while fasting, given the initial doubt about the presence of blood?
- What must she do after her husband fondled her from behind, and she is unsure whether penetration occurred, and she decided to fast for two months as expiation for that?
- What is the ruling on a husband fondling his wife during the daytime in Ramadan without ejaculation, and what is incumbent upon the wife if she suspects that some of her sexual fluid has been discharged, and does the absence of semen discharge when feeling aroused indicate a health problem?
- What is the ruling on the fast of one who involuntarily experiences a wet dream after Fajr during a Ramadan day, and is expiation required of him?
- What is the ruling on one who finds the taste of toothpaste or food after rinsing more than 10 or 20 times while fasting, and how many times should one rinse so as not to be excessive?
- Is it necessary to make up for days of fasting where the intention to fast was doubtful due to intrusive thoughts about the intention?
- What is the expiation for sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan for a couple if the wife was the one who initiated the foreplay?
- What are the expiations (kaffarat) incumbent upon me after repeatedly breaking my oath not to speak to a young man? Am I required to fast for a full month? And can I postpone the fasting until after Ramadan?
- Must a sick mother, whom the doctor has forbidden from fasting, fast Ramadan?
- Is the fast of one who swallowed something from the skin of his lips with his saliva, or licked lips that had the taste of toothpaste on them after Fajr, valid? And is it permissible to count the extra days he fasted due to waswasah (obsessive whispering) as qada' (make-up) for past Ramadan days?
- Does holding semen after masturbating during the daytime in Ramadan invalidate the fast?